LEARN/CREATE (MT)

NOTE: When the Idaho Legislature is in session, programming on the Learn/Create and World channels may be pre-empted for live coverage from the House and Senate floors.

8:00 am

Ask This Old House"Making a Home Accessible/Modifying a Bathroom and Dangerous"
In this special episode, the guys make several important improvements. Kevin helps make a home accessible for a homeowner in a wheelchair by modifying a bathroom and several different sets of stairs. Tom and Kevin rebuild a dangerous staircase for a survivor of the Boston Marathon bombing. D

8:30 am

Woodturning Workshop"Tools and Sharpening"
There's never a dull moment in this episode as Tim shows you how to sharpen your tools using several of the sharpening systems on the market. For those purists, Master Turner Stuart Batty will show how to free hand sharpen your tools. D

9:00 am

Growing a Greener World"Behind The Scenes of a Flower Show (Seattle, Wa)"
A firsthand look at how these display gardens are created and how to get the most from your visit to any show. D

9:30 am

Katie Brown Workshop"Glistening"
Pile on the glitter and glitz with the Katie Brown Workshop as they create fun party poppers and sparkly glitter balls. Have a memorable (and filling) New Year's feast with gorgonzola-stuffed potatoes, lemon granita and beef piled high. D

10:00 am

Best of the Joy of Painting"Trace of Spring"
Stroll to the river with Bob Ross and enjoy the emergence of springtime blossoms on flowering trees. D

P. Allen Smith's Garden to Table"The Emergence of Spring"
In this GARDEN TO TABLE episode, P. Allen Smith picks dandelions - not to make wishes but to create a salad! Allen also steps into the garden to plant asparagus. Plus, Allen makes an amazing tablescape using daffodils. D

12:00 pm

Principles for Principals"Creating Communities That Learn Together"
With the goal of building learning communities that improve math and science outcomes, this workshop shows several ways that principals can work toward including all voices - teachers, students, parents- in a new dialogue about education reform.G

1:00 pm

Arts In Every Classroom, The: A Video Library, K-5"Three Leaders at Arts-Based Schools"
Three administrators provide instructional leadership and solve daytoday challenges at artsbased schools serving diverse student populations. In Brooklyn, principal Martha RodriguezTorres describes her role as "politician, social worker, parent, and police officer," and says that her primary responsibility is to "provide teachers the resources they need to fulfill the program." In Georgia, principal Sandra McGaryErvin encourages use of the arts to achieve the school. D

Teaching Reading K-2: A Library of Classroom Practices"Staying On Topic"
Martha Duran-Contreras is a bilingual second-grade teacher from Santa Monica, California with many racially mixed and bilingual students. She provides each child with individualized instruction, reviewing their progress and helping them to set goals and identify steps toward achieving those goals. We see her work with individual students during an independent writing activity where each student is challenged to "stay on topic. D

3:30 pm

Teaching Reading K-2: A Library of Classroom Practices"100 Days of Reading"
In a Chicago neighborhood, Shari Frost runs a mixed first- and second-grade classroom that includes students with physical and learning disabilities. We meet her class on the 100th day of school as they engage in a math/reading lesson on what they could buy with $ 100, read a poem featuring the number 100, and celebrate the milestone day. Mrs. Frost capitalizes on her students' age differences by encouraging peer support. D

Hands On Crafts for Kids"Canada"
Canada is located in northern, North America and is bordered on the south by the United States. It is the world's second largest country by total area. Nature and the outdoors play an important part in many designs from Canada. D

Lidia's Italy In America"Another Seafood Celebration"
Casino Clams, Mussels Triestina and Cioppino are delicious ways to enjoy seafood. Lidia takes viewers to Swann Oyster Depot for King Crab Legs and Eataly to explore the fish counter. Many Italians from the northwestern coastal region of Liguria settled in the San Francisco area, and it's not surprising that they brought their Cioppino with them. D

Pati's Mexican Table"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun"
Pati invites a few of her girlfriends over for a much needed "girls' night in." But these girls are here to GRILL! Grilling isn't just a guy thing - Pati's got a great outdoor grill, and she's gonna put it to work by cooking up a mouth-watering menu of Mexican food with a BBQ twist. One of Pati's sisters shows up to help her mix some drinks too! Recipe 1: Honey Chipotle Ribs; Recipe 2: Spinning Top Cocktail; Recipe 3: Mango Guacamole with Grilled Tortilla Wedges; Recipe 4: Grilled Romaine & Red Bell Peppers with Ancho Chile Vinaigrette & Cheese. D

8:00 pm

Ask This Old House"Making a Home Accessible/Modifying a Bathroom and Dangerous"
In this special episode, the guys make several important improvements. Kevin helps make a home accessible for a homeowner in a wheelchair by modifying a bathroom and several different sets of stairs. Tom and Kevin rebuild a dangerous staircase for a survivor of the Boston Marathon bombing. D

8:30 pm

Rick Steves' Europe"Siena and Assisi: Italy's Grand Hill Towns"
Rick tours the innovative medieval hospital in Siena and a bakery that makes panforte. He explores the Chianti region and spends a night at a farmhouse where he learns about the Slow Food Movement before following the footsteps of St. Francis of Assisi.G

9:00 pm

Rudy Maxa's World"Tokyo, Japan"
An urban marriage of high tech and age-old customs makes Tokyo a fascinating destination, from teenagers playing "cos," or costume games, to adults taking dinner at tiny yakatori restaurants, where the kitchen is a small grill dedicated to cooking skewers of meat. Tour the city's massive wholesale fish market, Tsukiji Market, before dawn to watch the daily auction of massive torsos of tuna fish destined for sushi restaurants around the world. Check out space-age toilets at the showroom of Toto as proof that cutting edge technology permeates every aspect of Japanese life. D

9:30 pm

Lidia's Italy In America"Another Seafood Celebration"
Casino Clams, Mussels Triestina and Cioppino are delicious ways to enjoy seafood. Lidia takes viewers to Swann Oyster Depot for King Crab Legs and Eataly to explore the fish counter. Many Italians from the northwestern coastal region of Liguria settled in the San Francisco area, and it's not surprising that they brought their Cioppino with them. D

Mexico -- One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless"Puerto Escondido: Living The Dream"
Ever dream of renting a space with a kitchen in Mexico just so you can cook all the fresh fish you can eat? Rick lives the dream at Hotel Villas Carrizalillo in Puerto Escondido. First, he peruses the town market for inspiration and ingredients from heirloom tomatoes to the local tuxtla chiles. Then he joins a resident expert to take him spear fishing off Roca Blanca Playa, one of the prettiest beaches in Mexico, for the freshest possible catch for his feast. D

Rick Steves' Europe"Siena and Assisi: Italy's Grand Hill Towns"
Rick tours the innovative medieval hospital in Siena and a bakery that makes panforte. He explores the Chianti region and spends a night at a farmhouse where he learns about the Slow Food Movement before following the footsteps of St. Francis of Assisi.G